If a good road is obtained here, it must greatly
lessen the expence of postage from Philada to
this place.

1st day 3rd

Had again our time of religious re-
tirement to our mutual refreshment.

2nd day 4th

This is the day agreed upon for our
setting out towards Buffalo; but the morning
being very wet, as also much of the preceding nights,
we had little prospect of hearing from the Indians
on this business to day; but early in the morning
Henry Obeal & one other arrived at our Cabbin,
having come about 9 Miles on foot through the
rain, & inform’d, that some of them were not quite
ready, and that his father wished us to wait till
tomorrow morning, at which time they would
be along: to this we readily agreed, & were pleased
to find a greater appearance of punctuality in this
matter, than we had looked for.

Most of this day continued wet to which the
weather has been inclined for more than a week
past & there is yet no visible marks of a change
whence